To
advise and make recommendations to the Chief Executive in respect
of the non-directorate civil service, other than the Judiciary
and the Disciplined Services, on :APPENDIX A
STANDING COMMISSION ON CIVIL
SERVICE
SALARIES AND CONDITIONS OF
SERVICE
TERMS OF REFERENCE
I.To
advise and make recommendations to the Chief Executive in respect
of the non-directorate civil service, other than the Judiciary
and the Disciplined Services, on :
| (a) | the principles and practices governing grade, rank and salary structure; | |
| (b) | the salary and structure of individual grades; | |
| (c) | whether overall reviews of pay scales (as opposed to reviews of the salary of individual grades) should continue to be based on surveys of pay trends in the private sector conducted by the Pay Survey and Research Unit, or whether some other mechanism should be substituted; | |
| (d) | the methodology for surveys of pay trends in the private sector conducted by the Pay Survey and Research unit, subject to advice under I(c) and having regard to the advice of the Pay Trend Survey Committee; | |
| (e) | matters relating to those benefits, other than salary, which the Commission advises as being relevant to the determination of the civil service remuneration package, including the introduction of new benefits or proposed changes to existing benefits; | |
| (f) | suitable procedures and machinery to enable staff associations and staff to discuss with management their views on matters within the terms of reference of the Commission; | |
| (g) | the circumstances in which it would be appropriate for the Commission itself to consider any issue, and how staff associations and management might present their views to the Commission in such circumstances; and | |
| (h) | such matters as the Chief Executive may refer to the Commission. |
II.The
Commission shall keep the matters within its terms of reference
under continuing review, and recommend to the Chief Executive any
necessary changes.
III.The
Commission shall give due weight to any wider community interest,
including financial and economic considerations, which in its
view are relevant.
IV.The
Commission shall give due weight to the need for good staff
relations within the Civil Service, and in tendering its advice
shall be free to make any recommendations which would contribute
to this end.
V.In
considering its recommendations and advice, the Commission shall
not prejudice the 1968 Agreement between the Hong Kong Government
and the Main Staff Associations (1982 Revised Version).
VI.The
staff associations making up the Staff Side of the Senior Civil
Service Council and the Model Scale 1 Staff Consultative Council
may jointly or individually refer matters relating to civil
service salaries or conditions of service to the Commission.
VII.The
heads of departments may refer matters relating to the structure,
salaries or conditions of service of individual grades to the
Commission.
VIII.The
Commission shall not consider cases of individual officers.
IX.The
Commission may wish to consider in the light of experience
whether changes in its composition or role are desirable.
X.In
carrying out its terms of reference, the Commission should ensure
that adequate opportunities are provided for staff associations
and management to express their views. The Commission may also
receive views from other bodies which in its view have a direct
interest.